The role of the Buddha’s stepmother in transforming the Buddha’s early movement by helping to establish the women’s order is unsurpassed
Exploring the evolution of the Buddha’s Order, from the Buddha-era to the struggle of great elders to defend against schism
Exploring how the Contemplation Sutra, far from discouraging the exclusive practice of Amitabha-recitation, affirms it
Margaret Meloni explore’s one of the Buddha’s teachings on subjective perception, mindfulness, and equanimity
A meditation on the complex life of spiritual friendships and their role on the Buddhist path
Mahapajapati deserves to be remembered as the founder of the great women’s community that remains to this day, and as a woman who stood up for gender equity, beginning work that is ongoing
Contemplating the space between Buddhist activism and community building
Exploring sites of significance from the Buddha’s lifetime, then and today
How not to lose sight of the wisdom of impermanence
Manifesting the morality at the heart of the Buddhadharma
The universe within the Lotus Sutra
The changing landscape of the fourfold sangha
